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This article comprises three sortable tables of the significant mountain peaks of Missouri. This article defines a significant mountain peak as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have ...
Map of Palliser's Triangle. Canadian section of the Missouri Coteau. The Missouri Coteau, or Missouri Plateau, (French: Coteau du Missouri) is a large plateau that stretches along the eastern side of the valley of the Missouri River in central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota in the United States.
Category:Mountains of Missouri; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. O. Ozarks (4 C, 52 P) S. St. Francois Mountains (7 P) U.
Bell Mountain Wilderness; Big Hill (Missouri) Bird Hill; Black Mountain (Missouri) Blackjack Hill; Blue Mound (Vernon County, Missouri) Blue Mountain (Missouri) Bobs Knob; Bread Tray Mountain; Brown Mountain (Iron County, Missouri) Brown Mountain (St. Francois County, Missouri) Buck Mountain (Iron County, Missouri) Buck Mountain (Madison County ...
The two highest points in the state are Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,772 ft (540 m) in the St. Francois Mountains in Iron County and Lead Hill just east of the community of Cedar Gap at 1,744 ft (532 m) in the southwestern corner of Wright County. Few localities have an elevation exceeding 1,400 ft (430 m).
The News-Leader compiled a list of 10 spots throughout the Ozarks, including Missouri State University and Dogwood Canyon, with the best fall foliage.
The United States Congress designated the Bell Mountain Wilderness in 1980. The wilderness area now has a total of 9,027 acres (36.53 km 2). Bell Mountain is located within the Potosi-Fredericktown Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest, south of Potosi, Missouri in the United States.
Taum Sauk Mountain / ˈ t ɔː m ˈ s ɔː k / [3] in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). [4] The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak.